Chicago bike sharing will be known as Divvy, be Chicago flag blue
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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Yeah!!!!
Max said:I think they are all going to be out there soon...
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Permalink Reply by Julia 3.5/7.5 mi on
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Woot Woot!! I think I just saw the Harrison/State station get installed via the app - it went from a X to 0 a few minutes ago. There's another bike that just popped up as available at Roosevelt/Halsted. I can't wait!!
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Permalink Reply by Scotto 6.8 on
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I wish it still looked that sunny out there. I may watch from my office and see if it clears up. I'm not prepared for rain.
Max said:Thats a lot of bikes!
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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on
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I am not prepared for rain either but may just have to get wet...
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on
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Finally got the right feed so massup.us can now not only find the stations nearest you (and give directions, etc), but shows which stations actually exist (75 right now), and how many bikes there are at each. Right this second, data says still just the one at the one ;)
http://massup.us/divvy - Free, no installation, works on any smartphone or PC.
Hoping to see some on tomorrow's mass!
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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on
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I activated my fob and used Cyclefinder to find bikes near me last evening. My hubby and I went for a short joyride in the neighborhood yesterday, and then I rode one in to work today. The bikes are like tanks: Very stable, smooth, comfortable. I just ride right over bumps and potholes that I would avoid with my thinner-tire bike. The one minor thing is that undocking is a little tricky. It's hard to tell when the bike is actually released, even when the green light goes on, and it's a little hard to get it out of its stall. Redocking is very easy. Lots of people asked questions en route, including other bike riders, pedestrians, and even a CTA bus driver (who asked me "Is that one of those motor bikes?").
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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on
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Sigh. I will step forward as the first dummy who lost his Divvy key before even using it once (I think I'm actually taking a bullet for a certain small person in my household, but that's ok). Replacement fee is quite reasonable, just hoping I don't need to visit this page again.
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Permalink Reply by payton on
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Michelle Stenzel said:
The bikes are like tanks: Very stable, smooth, comfortable. I just ride right over bumps and potholes that I would avoid with my thinner-tire bike. The one minor thing is that undocking is a little tricky. It's hard to tell when the bike is actually released, even when the green light goes on, and it's a little hard to get it out of its stall.
They are great bikes to have on hand during iffy weather. I own a bike with fenders, but the Bixi bikes have mud guards and skirt guards and the works.
Pro tip on undocking: lift the seat up and it'll pop out.
Sarah D. 1-3.3 said:Like any carsharing or bikesharing situation, you contact Divvy about your accident/breakdown, and they adjust the rates based on the circumstances. Molehills.
Yup! I haven't tried this (now that I think about it, I should have on at least one occasion), but I've heard multiple stories of people who were "dockblocked" (can't find an empty dock), brought the bike home, called it in, and had an entire overnight stay with the bike credited. If there's a mechanical problem, bring it back to a dock and report it. If it takes a while to get to a dock, call in immediately and customer service will stop the clock. "Molehills" :)
As mentioned by others, the crash rate is vanishingly low with bike share bikes. If something happens, call immediately and they'll work something out.
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